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Calendar

• Nov 25-28 - BYU vs. Hawaii exhibition matches
• Nov 13-29 - World Championships
• Nov 2-3 - USA vs. Brazil in LA
• Nov 2 - Block Party: Green-White scrimmage
• Sep-Nov 1998 - USA Fall Schedule
• September - USA vs. Japan tour
• Aug 23 - Player's Championship (Shriner's benefit)
• Aug 8 - youth clinic at St. Andrews Priory
• Aug 2 - Hawaii Elite Four-Man Grass Volleyball Championships at Sea Life Park
• July 22-25 - Pac Rim Junior Volleyball Tournament
• Paul Nihipali volleyball camp
• UH volleyball camps this summer
• U.S. National Team vs. China ticket information
• May 21 - U.S. National Team vs. China (Seattle)
• May 15 - U.S. National Team vs. China (Lahaina, Maui)
• May 14 - U.S. National Team vs. China (Blaisdell Arena)
• April 30 & May 2 - NCAA Men's Championship
• April 3-4 - Arie Selinger's volleyball clinic
• March 17 - Chat with Mark Pavlik
• March 3 - Chat with Pat Powers
• Midweek Magazine TV Showcase (HST)
• Future and Current Events (from Volleyball Worldwide)
• Events Calendar (from The Mining Company)

1998 Pre-Season News

• Rainbow Volleyball News Archive
• 1998 Older News (i.e. this file is getting big)

Week of April 6, 1998 - Pacific at Hawaii, Pepperdine at UCLA
      UCSB at BYU, LMU at UCI, Northridge at UCI, MIVA and EIVA quarterfinals

• Miladinovic named Player of the Week
• 'Bows at home with success
• Hawaii to face Pacific, seniors to be honored
• Ohio State moves to no. 2 behind UCLA in poll
• BYU closes regular season at home against UCSB
• Bruins to take on dangerous Lions
• Penn State hosts Juniata in EIVA playoffs
• Houston's midseason liftoff powers Penn State
• Division III championship field set
• Fearless Bruins manage to kill pouncing Lions (Ravi)
• Trojans look to avenge 5-game loss to Aztecs
• Angel Aja destined to set
• Weenies awaiting powerful Cardinal
• Tom Stillwell, man on a mission
• UCLA, Pepperdine get critical test
• Trojans let Aztecs slip away
• Rainbows won't coast for Pacific
• Juniata hopes to end Penn State's streak
• Trojans quickly dispose of UCSD
• BYU crushes UCSB
• Bruins hope to ride Waves to NCAA
• Card cruises past club California (stats)
• USC downs UC San Diego
• Hawaii drops Pacific in straight sets (Woozie)
• BYU struggles past UCSB in final tuneup
• Bruins show Waves how West is won (CJS)
• Penn State jolts Juniata in EIVA quarterfinal
• Ohio State defeats Clarke in MIVA quarterfinal
• Rainbows cruise over Pacific on Senior Night (Woozie)
• Stanford stomps on Banana Slugs
• Trio of UC-Irvine matches (mbertz)
• Northridge flawless in win over UC Irvine
• This week's results

Week of April 13, 1998 - USC at Long Beach State, Northridge at UCSB
      EIVA Championships, MIVA Championships, MPSF First Round

• UH Men's Volleyball Banquet
• MPSF Tournament matchups
• Taliaferro named Player of the Week
• MIVA All-Conference team
• Rivera named MIVA Player of the Year
• Senior aces again serve Rainbows well
• USC's playoff chances on line against 49ers
• Aztecs close out season on a bit of a roll
• Anteaters search for Bruins' Achilles' heel in season finale
• Nittany Lions talking the talk, walking the walk
• Trojans fall to 49ers, fail to make playoffs
• Anteaters tougher than anticipated (bertz)
• Campbell will remain as Matador's head coach
• Division III Championship field set
• MPSF Playoff brackets
• UCLA, Ohio State remain 1, 2 in poll
• Rainbows will host Gauchos in MPSF first round
• Milo, Cockett named Jack Bonham Award winners (Reardon)
• Hoechst's baffling ability propels Penn State offense
• Tigers to tangle with Nittany Lions in EIVA semifinals
• UCLA volleyball notes
• Aztecs finish season with victory over UCSD
• Final CSUN comeback stopped short by UCSB
• BYU to play at Long Beach in MPSF opening round
• Ohio State faces Loyola in MIVA Semifinals
• Gauchos will have their hands full with 'Bows
• Nittany Lions bitten by Tigers, Raiders outlast Patriots in EIVA Semifinals
• Bruins receive top seed in MPSF Tourney
• Waves post challenge for Cardinal
• Picture Sivan Leoni
• Loyola upsets Ohio State (dshondell)
• Princeton earns EIVA championship
• Lewis edges Loyola in MIVA Championship (dshondell, So)
  MPSF First Round results
• UCLA defeats Loyola-Marymount
• Pepperdine knocks off Stanford (Aaron)
• Long Beach State upends BYU (Ravi)
• Hawaii knocks out Santa Barbara (Woozie, stats)
• Some prep players have to pay to play
• Boy's volleyball faces uphill battle in Indiana
• This week's results

Week of April 20, 1998 - MPSF Semi-Finals and Finals
      Hawaii vs. Pepperdine, UCLA vs. Long Beach State

• Jason Morrow named Player of the Week
• 1998 All-Cojones Team
• Rainbows have score to settle with Waves
• Ruffulo goes to the net for radio audience
• Hawaii to face Pepperdine in MPSF Semis
• Cal State Northridge booster drive
• UCLA remains no. 1, Ohio State drops to no. 5; Pepperdine, Hawaii, Long Beach move up
• Bruin volleyball notebook
• 1998 MPSF All-Conference Team
• Salmeri changes his colors
• Final Four won't be party without 'Bows
• Nittany Lions discover they are no longer beasts of the East
• Arizona records best-ever finish at Club Championships
• Trojans on the outside looking in
• Taliaferro set for perfection
• With season over, Stanford lets it all sink in
• Lane builds himself a solid foundation on sand
• Farmer has big plans for UCLA volleyball
• NCAA berth on the line
• Bruins to play 49ers in semifinals
• Thatcher shortens hair, hits better
• Pepperdine advances over Hawaii
• 'Bows busted by Waves
• UCLA sweeps Long Beach State
• MIVA-NAIA Championships and All-League Selections
• U.S. National Team to play China (mike)
• Juniata, La Verne advance to Division III Finals
• UCLA and Pepperdine to play for MPSF title
• Golden West CC rolls past Pierce into title match
• Juniata wins Division III Title
• Pepperdine upsets UCLA for MPSF Tournament title
• Deep bench gave Bruins no. 1 ranking
• This week's results

Week of April 27, 1998 - NCAA Final Four
      Lewis vs. UCLA, Princeton vs. Pepperdine

• UH next season
• UCLA awarded NCAA at-large berth (Josh)
• Final Four Diary: Arrival
• Roumain named Player of the Week
• Pepperdine tops UCLA in AVCA poll, Hawai'i finishes third
• Princeton to face Pepperdine in Hawaii
• Lewis draws UCLA in NCAA Semi-Final
• Final Four Diary: On the Beach
• AVCA All-America Team
• Roumain named Player of the Year
• Two Buckeyes named All-America
• Millar and Antonetti named All-Americans
• Jim Rome handicaps the Men's Tournament (Ravi)
• Dunphy: Volleyball on way up
• Final Four Diary: On the Road
• Lewis vs. UCLA Preview
• Princeton vs. Pepperdine Preview
• NCAA Tournament Preview
• Bruins hope to be well served for Final Four
• Robins returns to Hawaii to play for Championship
• Roumain in right place, right time, right sport
• Final Four Diary: Cows, Horses, and a Pig!
• MPSF, Big West announce joint marketing aggreement
• Bruins escape the Flyers (AJ, Joe, apak, Wayne, Woozie)
• Pepperdine rolls past Princeton (Woozie, Josh)
• Volleyball needs to rally (Arnett)
• PJ signs with the Flyers
• Final Four Diary: Under the Sea
• No golf for Scates this time: UCLA-Pepperdine preview
• UCLA does it again (Woozie, AudioNet)
• Naeve named Most Outstanding Player
• MPSF '99 Micturitions (Ravi)
• Robins celebrates another championship
• Change is good, qualifying format needs to be changed (Luis)
• Final Four Diary: Goodbye
• Final Four Observations (Charlie Jackson, apak, josephaj)

May 1998 News

• USA Men vs. China Hawaii-Washington Tour ticket information
• UCLA, Pepperdine, Hawai'i, Lewis top final poll
• EIVA Pride (Josh, Alec, jlittle)
• Yuval's brother signs with UH
• Jim Leahey returns (Kwon)
• Riggers King of Beach tournament this weekend
• Aloha from Lewis
• Foreigners in the NCAA (the ongoing discussion)
• Team USA match a Hawaii showcase
• Berger King (of the Beach)
• U.S. National Team yearns for return of 'golden age'
• Ring and Vaughan are living the dream
• UH volleyball camps this summer
• Fred Chao named George Mason coach
• UCLA's march to the title
• U.S. vs. China exhibition (Woozie, Mike)
• Team USA sweeps China in Lahaina
• UCLA Championship Tradition Continues by Rick Capone
• Berger still a big cheese in the islands
• USAV direction (Alec)
• Record numbers view men's volleyball
• Beal says more needs to be done
• Team USA sweeps China in Seattle (Teron)
• OVA Four Man Tournament at Queen's Surf
• Pro beach volleyball in financial turmoil
• USA VB Open National Results (1)
• USA VB Open All Tournament Selections

June 1998 News

• Scates named Coach of the Year
• Pac Rim tryouts Saturday
• VB Magazine All-Americans
• Champions Cup - USA vs. Canada, USA vs. Australia
• Joel Walton named new head coach at Ball State
• Bruin year in review
• Division III All-American team
• USA Champions Cup
• Canada Cup: USA vs. Australia, Canada vs. Slovenia
• Canada Cup: Canada vs. USA
• Canada Cup: USA vs. Slovenia, Canada vs. Australia (stokke, scott)
• Canada Cup Semi-Finals: USA vs. Australia, Canada vs. Slovenia (Ravi, scott)
• Canada Cup Finals
• Metzger still seeks win against Kiraly (Cincinnati results)
• Aloha State Games final results
• Kessel's road observations from Israel to Dallas...
• Trivia of Olympic proportions

July 1998 - Pac Rim Tournament

• Hawaii Volleyball Academy finishes second
• USA men to host Canada in three city tour
• Junior boys win opener at NORCECA
• USA men edge Canada in Colorado Springs
• Junior boys split at NORCECA
• Pac Rim Junior Volleyball Tournament set for July 22-25
• FIVB World League Playoffs
• USA men win again
• USA men close out Canada
• Junior boys take bronze at NORCECA
• Cuba wins World League title
• Goodwill Games beach volleyball results
• Klum Gym provides backdrop for Pac Rim Tourney (Woozie)
• Pac Rim Tournament night 2 (Woozie, Mike)
• Radford names Lorch coach
• Pac Rim Tournament night 3 (Woozie)
• 39th Annual Manhattan Beach Open (Gene Mick)
• Delahoz and Scott win Manhattan Open
• Guilherme/Para Net Goodwill Beach Gold
• Pac Rim Tournament final results and all-tournament teams
• Milo turns pro
• Skinner named Ball State assistant

August/September 1998 News

• Grass Championships Sunday at Sea Life Park
• SAP celebrates NYSE listing
• Ohana Surf wins on grass
• USA Men in Poland
• A Chat with Karch Kiraly
• Riggers Classic will feature Metzger, Bacil, LeGrande
• A 'Stein' of things to come
• Fern and Karratti named to Fab 50
• Riggers Classic: No day at the beach
• Aaron B-Wear
• Hotz, Kaniho win Players Championship
• Timmons, Buck, Dvorak, Weishoff to be inducted into Hall of Fame
• Pearl City edges Punahou in Waimea
• USA defeats Japan in Fort Wayne
• Scott, DeLahoz; Schuler, Anner win Jose Cuervo Gold
• Tony McInerny named University High head coach
• Countdown to men's volleyball (Ravi, Woozie)
• USA loses to Cuba

October 1998 News

• USA takes fourth at America's Cup, ESPN2 schedule
• USA cruises over Argentina
• Challenge of the Champions: Canada vs. USA
• Molson Can/Am Alberta Challenge
• Challenge of Champions USA vs Canada at U of Alberta results
• CIAU, NCAA Men's VB wrap
• Bruins go 3-1 against Canadian teams
• Farmer cultivates priorities (UCLA)
• Penn State Blue-White game set for today
• Canadian foes give Bruins preseason practice
• Calgary defeats UCLA to capture Husky Dino Cup (Ollie)
• Blue defeats White in first match (Penn State)
• Spike preview for Rainbow men
• OIA volleyball playoffs
• OIA quarterfinals set
• ’Bows expect big things from tall, talented team
• Second Penn State Blue-White scrimmage

November 1998 News - Rainbow Block Party III, BYU at Hawaii exhibitions

• USA Men defeat Brazil
• Hawai`i Block Party III (Woozie)
• Official - FIVB chooses rally point
• USA defeats Brazil again
• Pearl City, Waianae to meet for OIA championship
• Penn State hosts preseason tournament
• Penn State strong in preseason tournament
• Men's volleyball committee eyes bracket expansion
• Pearl City hopes to end ILH dominance in state tournament
• Weekly Blue-White spikers game tonight (Penn State)
• Kamehameha rolls into state quarterfinals
• USA defeats Thailand in World Championship opener
• Seabury Hall reaches state semis
• USA downs Canada at World Championships (FIVB release)
• Punahou overtakes Kamehameha to win another state crown
• USA men lose to Italy
• Penn State ends preseason with fourth Blue-White game
• Clinic Notes: Marv Vader at Moorpark College (Ravi)

• USA pushes Russia at World Championships (press conference, match report)
• World Championships: Italy drops USA (press conference, match report)
• World Championships: USA loses to NED, YUG
• World Championships: CAN defeats ARG, ESP
• World Championships: UKR defeats USA
• World Championships: BUL defeats CAN
• Not World Championships: The Great rsv Volleyball Match
• Hawaii ranks third behind UCLA and Lewis in preseason poll
• World Championships: Yugoslavia, Brazil advance; Dutch crash
• World Championships: USA defeats CHN
• World Championships: sixth round wrapup

• BYU vs. Hawaii exhibition at Klum Gym (Woozie)
• BYU spikes Rainbows in Hilo
• Cougars make it three straight over 'Bows (stat leaders, Mike, photo)

• USA defeats Argentina, will play for ninth place
• The Ukrainian wall was too high for tired Canadians
• Dutch bounce back over Spain
• Yugoslavia blocks away Cuba in first semi-final
• Italy outfights Brazil in dramatic semi-final

• USA defeats Ukraine for ninth place at World Championships (press conference)
• Bulgaria defeats sleepy Spain for seventh
• Russia demolish Dutch for fifth place
• Cuba blocks Brazil to win bronze
• Italy defeats Yugoslavia to claim third world title in a row
• World Championships Wrap-Up

December 1998 News

• ILH/OIA All-Stars
• Noam Katz leaves Hawaii
• Penn State shoots for improvement
• Haine, Velasco inducted into Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame

More Volleyball Information

Results, Standings, Poll, Statistics

• CVU Scoreboard / Weekly Results
• Conference Standings
• AVCA Player of the Week / MPSF Player Of The Week
• USA TODAY/AVCA Poll
• FANS Only: Total College Sports
• Four-Person Pro Beach Results

Volleyball News Sources

• College Sports News Daily
• Collegiate Volleyball Update
• Inside Volleyball (Volleyball Magazine)
• NCAA Championships
• Volleyball Worldwide
• University of Hawaii Press Release / Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• Ball State Headlines / The Star Press
• BYU Men's Volleyball / NewsNet @BYU / Deseret News / Salt Lake Tribune
• On-Line 49er
• Cal State Northridge Daily Sundial
• Ohio State Men's Volleyball
• The Digital Collegian at Penn State / Centre Daily Times
• The Daily Princetonian / Princeton Alumni Weekly
• UCSD Guardian Online
• San Diego State Daily Aztec
• UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus
• Stanford Men's Volleyball / The Stanford Daily Online, The Cardinal on the Gate
• Bruins Men's Volleyball / Daily Bruin Online
• Trojan Men's Volleyball / Daily Trojan Online
• Los Angeles Times
• Bud Light Pro Beach Volleyball
• rec.sport.volleyball (via DejaNews)

Team Schedules / Rosters

• The Mining Company - College Sites
• 1998 Men's Collegiate Schedule

  MPSF

• Cable Radio Network NCAA Volleyball Schedule
• Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men's Volleyball

• Rainbow Men's Volleyball (official site)
• UH Rainbow Men's Volleyball (Yogi)
• Rainbow Men's Volleyball Booster Club
• Rainbow Wahine Volleyball (official site)
• Rainbow Wahine Volleyball Season (sistah site)
• Wahine Volleyball Information (Russell)
• UH Volleyball (Moonlight Entertainment)
• HHSAA Boys Volleyball
• HHSAA Girls Volleyball
• Asics Rainbow Volleyball Club
• Pac Rim Junior Volleyball Tournament
• Beach Volleyball Maui
• Hawaii Volleyball People

More Volleyball Links

• Volleyball on the Internet
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• Collegiate Volleyball Update Question Of The Day
• USA Volleyball email lists
• Vball.net
• Volleyball - The Mining Company
• AMG Volleyball / Bring It Volleyball
• Ravi's Chicken Jokes
• Rolly's Volleyball Homepage
• Schneid's Volleyball Page
• Tom Wilson's Volleyball Page: Skills, Strategy and More
• Volleyball Hall of Fame
• Volleyball Southern California Style
• Yahoo! Volleyball Clubs
• Idiom Savant / Austin Volleyball Slang (the "old" days) / VolleyballSpeak
• FIVB Rules / FIVB Online
• Volleyball.Com
• Volleyball Video and Computer Games

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